Thread holder and cutter



(No Model.)

G. H. MILLER.`

GUTTER. Patented Aug. 11.1896

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UNITED STATES `ATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE HARRISON MILLER, OF NORTH HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA.

THREAD HOLDER ND CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 565,771, dated August 11, 1896.

Application ned April 2o, 189e'.

To LZZ whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, G-Eonen HARRISON MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at North I-Iope, in the county of Butler and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Thread Holder and Cutter, of which .the following is a specication.`

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in thread holders and cutters, and it has for its object to provide simple and efficient means adapted to be applied to a spool or other suitable thread-holder, whereby the thread may be easily severed and the end thereof securely held, thus rendering the cutter always convenient for instant use and preventing accidental unwinding of the thread.

To this end the invention consists substantially in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully illustrated, described, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a holder and cutter constructed in accordance with the present invention and illustrated as applied to a spool. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the holder and cutter removed. Fig. 3 is a similar view of a inodiiication thereof. Fig. Il is an end view of the holder and cutter illustrated in Figs. l and 2.

Similar numerals of referenceindicate corresponding parts throughout the different gures.

Referring to the drawings, l designates the body portion 'of a holder and cutter, which body portion is preferably formed of a single length of wire and bent into a substantially semicircular shape. One end of the body portion l is cylindrically coiled, as at 2, the purpose of which coil is to provide simple and efficient means for retaining the thread after the same has been severed. The other end of the body portion 1 is turned back and formed into a hook 3, which hook is iattened in any suitable manner, and is diametrically opposite to the holder-coil. The lower edge of said hook, which lies immediately adjacent to and substantially parallel with the body portion l, is sharpened and forms a cuttingedge 4, which may be employed for severing the thread at any desired length; and by rea- Serial No. 588,345. (No model.)

son of sharpening this particular edge it will be seen. that all liability of injury to the hands is overcome. In order to attach the body portion l to a spool or other suitable threadholder, staples 5 are provided, said staples being forced into one end 'of the spool, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and holding said body portion thereon.

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated a modification of my holder and cutter. This consists of a body portion 6, preferably of a single piece of wire, flattened in order to form an attaching-plate, and provided With apertures 7, through which tacks or their equivalents are passed for the purpose of securing said body portion to the spool or other holder. The body portion 6 at one of its ends is provided with a flat coil 8, which is adapted for holding the severed end of the thread similar to the cylindrical coil 2. The cutter in this form corresponds in all respects to that shown in Figs. l and 2, and it will be evident that when the thread is passed therein and brought into contact with the cutting-edge the same is easily severed.

The advantages of the herein-described holder and cutter will be readily understood by those skilled in the art. The same may be Vemployed With the ordinary spools of thread or upon any other desired form of holder, and is attached thereto in such a manner as to prevent any portion thereof projecting over the edges of said holder. When required for use, the thread is first measured to the necessary length, and the same is passed through either the coil 2 or 8, according to the one which is used; said coil forming both a guide and retainer therefor. The said thread is then passed within the hook 3 and drawn into contact with the cutting-edge 4, when by a quick movement of said thread the same is severed from the spool or other holder. The portion of the thread remaining on the holder will be retained in the coil and the hook 3, thus preventing accidental unwinding of the same or tangling thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

A device of the class described, formed of a single piece and comprising abody portion adapted to be applied to a spool or other thread-holder in such a manner as to prevent any portion thereof projecting over the edges of said spool or holder, one end of said body portion being coiled to form a guide and retainer for the severed end of the thread, and the other end turned back to form a hook, the lower edge of said hook lying immediately adjacent to and substantially parallel with the body portion and being sharpened to form I o a cutting edge, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE HARRISON MILLER. IVitneSSes:

J. HARVEY MILLER, J. W. MILLER. 

